Monthly Archives: February 2018

Logos Option

Posted on Wednesday, 28 February, 2018 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

My e-mail address is on the list of Dr Robert Moynihan, and sometimes there are some lovely spiritual reflections. Most recently, he has sent out a letter with the title The Logos Option. It might seem somewhat corny after Benedict … Continue reading →

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No more Ads

Posted on Monday, 26 February, 2018 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been meaning to do this for a long time, upgrading to a paid plan with WordPress, $48 per year. No more ads, which looked absolutely terrible on my mobile phone! There are one or two bits and pieces … Continue reading →

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Dark Satanic Mills

Posted on Sunday, 25 February, 2018 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

What has become a cliché has its origins in a piece of verse by William Blake. In my ignorance too, I understood the Dark Satanic Mills as the textile factories of the Industrial Revolution where children and poor people worked … Continue reading →

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Replacing Christianity?

Posted on Saturday, 24 February, 2018 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Some brief correspondence with my sister who is a convinced Baptist indirectly brought my mind to a website I discovered independently a day or two ago, The Spiritual Basis of Romanticism. Before any attempt to make intelligent observations, I tried … Continue reading →

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Conference in Oxford

Posted on Friday, 23 February, 2018 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just successfully applied for the possibility to attend a conference to be held at St Stephen’s House, Oxford, on 25th and 26th April this year. It will be just a few days after our Diocesan Synod in London … Continue reading →

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The Legacy of the Enlightenment

Posted on Thursday, 22 February, 2018 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have a look at Signs of the Times most days. It is one of those alternative news sites to take with a pinch of salt. It doesn’t go to the extremes of David Icke or Alex Jones, but is … Continue reading →

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Idealism

Posted on Wednesday, 21 February, 2018 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just finished reading C.S. Lewis’ Surprised by Joy, and feel a little perplexed about many things, doubtless because I was reading pages with less than the attention and concentration they deserve. I will have to read it a … Continue reading →

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Benedict Option

Posted on Monday, 19 February, 2018 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The idea has been around for some time. I will read Rod Dreher’s book, but it seems from what I have read on the Internet to be closely tied to Roman Catholic constraints and the situation in America. Some Europeans … Continue reading →

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Fr Tony Fry

Posted on Monday, 19 February, 2018 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In the annals of my memory, I recall Fr Tony Fry who was ordained in 1996 by Bishop Hamlett. I was present at the ceremony at the church in Madeley Heath. I have just been informed of his death and … Continue reading →

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Cosmopolitanism

Posted on Monday, 19 February, 2018 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Pauline Kleingeld’s article about Novalis’ cosmopolitanism has struck a note with me. It left me a little frustrated in asking myself the question – What’s the use? Will philosophy change anything? Will our personal world views change anything? Does it … Continue reading →

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